New Delhi: Actor Deep Sidhu who was out on bail in the Republic Day violence case in January last year has died in a road accident. The accident happened on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway that bypasses Delhi.

Visuals from the accident site show a white Mahindra Scorpio smashed on the rear of a trailer truck; the SUV’s driver side area is completely pushed in by the impact.

According to reports, Sidhu was going from Delhi to Bathinda in Punjab when the car in which he was travelling rammed into a trailer truck at 9.30 pm. His woman co-driver escaped in the accident.

Sidhu was declared brought dead at the Kharkhoda hospital in Haryana’s Sonipat district. His body was sent for a post-mortem examination to Haryana’s Sonipat.

Deep Sidhu was travelling with actor and friend Reena Rai from Delhi to Bathinda. Reena Rai survived the accident and is out of danger, Sonipat SP Rahul Sharma said.

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi offered his condolences to Deep Sidhu’s family. In a tweet, CM Channi said: ‘Deeply saddened to learn about the unfortunate demise of renowned actor and social activist, #DeepSidhu. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved family and fans’.